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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1895
Page
4
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The 82,000,000 acres planted yield a conservative 2 billion bushels of corn, with the Agricultural Department adding 500 million more. The combined value of grain and stalks exceeds 1 billion dollars, signaling unprecedented prosperity under Democratic rule as agriculture underpins national industry and trade.
The piece condemns the drive to indict Dr. Ryder for alleged heresy as metaphysical hair splitting unconnected to practical Christianity. It lauds his learning and sincerity and warns that persecuting him distracts from real reform and public improvement through humane action.
The appointment of Lord Wolseley to the office of commander in chief of the British army comes as a surprise to many observers. His selection follows discussions within the British leadership and signals a new phase in military oversight.
The excerpt questions the Duke of Cambridge as nominal head of the British army, noting lack of qualifications and suggesting the Queen’s desire to place the Duke of Connaught. It contrasts this with possible appointment of Sir Garnet Wolseley, a disliked imperial critic, as commander in chief.
The article urges the Mayor and Aldermen to seek judicial resolution of who controls street use. It argues the issue is a legal question of authority, not policy merits, and calls for a competent tribunal to determine rights between the mayor, streets superintendent, and the Legislature to end aimless discord.
A bulldog attacked a man near Charles Street after a shaggy car misread ownership. The dog released only after a bucket of water, a club wielding old lady, four men, and a crowded street intervened. Emergency Hospital Association touts low cost membership. Councilman Fields switches to shepherds ahead of fall race. Patrolman Halligan praised for saving a child's life after an electric car incident.
Morning sighting of a beer wagon shaking the street causes a noisy disturbance as a bemused man known as Dusty Rodes shambles from a freight yard and taunts the empty keg. An elderly passenger mocks a conductor with the phrase Know Nothing station, prompting a tense exchange. A distressed newsboy receives charity from a kind stranger, revealing a humane moment amid urban bustle. A Maine school committee hears a geographies bid from a Boston agent boasting a $3000 salary, only to adopt local texts and expose the boastful salesman’s pretensions.
The secretary of agriculture, Morton, paid silver dollar salaries to employees he knew favored free silver, a move critics say misses the point about coinage. They contend silver dollars are as good as gold today, and argue such jokes do not discredit U S coinage nor reflect wisely on monetary policy.
The Observant Citizen reports on a copyrighted portrait of Senator Hoar by Elmer Chickering with credit issues in the Post. It covers Harry Mooney’s Lobster Bay letters about Governor Cleaves and Busiel, the Valkyrie III. photograph loan from James Galbraith, George H. Norman’s Boston summer visits, Judge Woodbury’s hat change, Patrick Donahoe’s stroke recovery, Joe Keefe joining the Bowery show, and a Lowell Street incident remark.
Cottage City reports a large attendance on day two of the Methodist camp meeting. Morning prayer service, afternoon Tabernacle sermon by Rev David C Ridgeway of Nantucket on The Living Sacrifice, and evening service led by Rev Ennison H Dupuy of Malden. Annual business meeting set for tomorrow.
Kitty, a flirtatious girl, is interrupted by a bold stranger calling her dog Rupert. She meets Rupert Mortimer at a party, jealousy grows, and after Kitty sprains her ankle he carries her home and declares they will wed. They marry in autumn, ending a summer of flirtation and chance encounters.
The piece argues fashionable directions for fall gowns noting conservative American tastes clash with extravagant court looks. It highlights a double skirt design with a silk underpetticoat visible through evenly spaced slashes in the blue upper skirt, while waists remain similar to the silk waist seen all season.
North Shore reports a crowded Crescent Beach yesterday as families gathered for the second day of the annual musical festival at the Pines. Knights Templars groups plan a Lynn banquet on the 29th after a parade, with illumination scheduled at night. Preparations for the coaching parade in Winthrop involve hotel listings, decorations, prizes, and a grand ball with the Germania Band.
In this letter from Georgeville Canada Alice Stone Blackwell discusses Edw in D Mead and Mr Peabody on woman suffrage. The piece comments on Irish and German minority perspectives in Massachusetts and the political implications of granting or resisting female voting rights. It cites the Christian Register dismissively and uses framing to argue for or against suffrage.
A letter to the editor argues that women in Colorado and Wyoming show political capacity and have achieved significant results, countering Mr. Peabody’s claim of inherent political powerlessness. It cites the defeat of Governor Waite, testimony from Wyoming officials, and broader implications for Massachusetts. The piece contends women’s majority status strengthens suffrage but notes potential inexperience concerns and predicts gradual political engagement.
Edwin D. Mead argues against Mr. Peabody's claim that women lack political experience. He contends democracy itself breeds experience, not aristocratic rule, and that the test of fitness should be experience gained through participation. If charges against women apply to democracy, they should be resolved by exposing women to political life.
In Ohio on August 19, a forty eight county poll shows gold supporters leading for the 1892 platform and a Brice majority among delegates to block hostile action. Results include gold 293, silver 176, for 1892 platform 2, neutral 26, for Brice 241, against Brice 146, doubtful 64, for other candidates 6, totaling 530 of 888 votes. If maintained, gold wins by 150 to 200. Campbell leads for governor with Kilbourne second.
John McCallum of 1 Falcon street East Boston denounces a St. John Globe report about his runaway niece Miss James. He presents letters and telegrams from the James family showing she ran away, and criticizes the paper’s portrayal of his efforts as unnecessary.
Patrick J. Fox aged 33 slipped on a banana peel on Tockwotton street, struck his head on the curb, and died from brain concussion. Police investigate. city law bans throwing banana skins on sidewalks.
From the Boston World summary notes the Boston Post is growing in popularity, claims the largest morning circulation among Boston dailies, and that its Sunday edition at 3 cents fills a long felt public need appreciated by readers.
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